chore: Down merging to dev

[Prekshith-Microsoft]

This pull request introduces significant improvements to the CI/CD pipeline, focusing on deployment automation, workflow modularization, and dependency updates. The most notable changes are the addition of a new orchestrated deployment workflow, enhanced input validation, and various updates to workflow dependencies and configuration for improved reliability and maintainability.

Deployment Automation and Workflow Modularization:

• Added a new orchestrator workflow in .github/workflows/deploy-orchestrator.yml that coordinates Docker build, deployment, end-to-end testing, notification, and cleanup jobs, making the deployment process more modular and maintainable.
• Introduced .github/workflows/deploy-linux.yml as a new entry-point workflow that validates input parameters, schedules deployments, and calls the orchestrator, including comprehensive input validation logic for deployment parameters.

Workflow Dependency and Configuration Updates:

• Updated several GitHub Actions to newer major versions for improved security and compatibility:
  • docker/login-action from v3 to v4 in .github/workflows/agnext-biab-02-containerimage.yml
  • microsoft/template-validation-action now uses a specific commit SHA for reproducibility in .github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
  • github/codeql-action/init and analyze from v3 to v4 in .github/workflows/codeql.yml [1] [2]
  • codfish/semantic-release-action from v3 to v4 in .github/workflows/create-release.yml
• Updated the WAF deployment workflow to v4 and added explicit permissions in .github/workflows/deploy-waf.yml

Dev Container and Ownership Improvements:

• Switched the dev container configuration to use a custom Dockerfile (removing the Yarn repository to avoid GPG key issues) and updated the build context in .devcontainer/Dockerfile and .devcontainer/devcontainer.json. [1] [2]
• Added @dgp10801 to the default code owners in .github/CODEOWNERS for improved repository ownership tracking.

Code Scanning Enhancements:

• Restricted CodeQL workflow triggers to only specific source and test file patterns, reducing unnecessary runs and focusing on relevant code changes in .github/workflows/codeql.yml.

These changes collectively improve the automation, reliability, and maintainability of the project's CI/CD pipeline.## Purpose

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